An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Following the #Metoo movement arguing that we should believe unequivocally all the victims of sex abuse, well, this movie displayed the danger of such an approach. Above all, it displayed once again how messed up the US judicial system actually is and it is also displayed how most people are pretty much condemned even before a trial actually did start. So, even if it was nothing really ground-breaking, it was a strong story but the movie itself was fairly average though. Indeed, the approach was just too generic and it felt pretty much like watching the Lifetime channel. For Tom Shadyac, it was his first directorial effort in 10 years and, even though it was commendable from him to go for a drama like this one, his directing was just terribly uninspired and uninspiring, I'm afraid. On the other hand, his biggest successes were some broad comedies starring Jim Carrey ('Ace Ventura', 'Liar Liar', 'Bruce Almighty') so we probably should lower our expectations with him. Concerning Aldis Hodge, I remembered his face but I couldn't remember where I saw him before but I have to admit that he was actually pretty good here. Unfortunately, he pretty much had to carry the whole thing on his shoulders as none of the other characters were developed whatsoever. Another reason why I wanted to watch this movie was because Morgan Freeman was also involved but he only had a cameo which turned out to be more distracting than anything else. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it was still a decent story and I think it is worth a look, at least, if you like the genre.

6/10